BOOK REVIEW

IKIGAI how to live

a purposeful life

M .A D H Y A K LI ER
SA C H EV A

BOOK SUMMARY
You can find some of the most valuable life lessons in self-help books.
‘Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life by Hector Garcia
and Francesco Miralles is one of the best self-help books today. this book
is present as an antidote to the various concerns about the life we ​feel.
Presented in simple language without sugar-coated explanations, this
book can be used as the right material for reflection for those of us who
live in the midst of a globalization era where everything is required to
move quickly. The entire contents of this book seem to tell us to slow
down a little by following the flows within each other so that we can
contemplate and enjoy how life passes every second. What the author
wants to emphasize here is that we focus on living life in the present
without feeling constrained by the past and without being haunted by an
uncertain future.

Found and Follow Your Ikigai

Ikigai means a reason to live, everyone has their own ikigai and finding
it requires a long process. Our ikigai is sort of the reason we wake up
this morning.

"if someone has found his ikigai then that person will feel happier and
grateful"

Take it slow and find your flow

the people of okinawa are known for their lifestyle which is relatively
relaxed and slow but not lazy, they are very enthusiastic in doing
various things including small things because they have found ikigai
the people of okinawa rarely feel pressured and tend to enjoy the
things they do for example they celebrate the time they have have
even the little pleasures of pleasure in their lives. with a slower life
like that we can enjoy life more.

"if we live more relaxed and not in a hurry, we can find the
little things that have been around us that make us happy"

keep active and don't retire

Okinawans never stop moving, not in the sense of strenuous exercise or
long-distance running. However, they prefer walking around the
housing, planting crops, or singing, and interestingly the people of
Okinawa do not know the word retirement so that the residents still
face their day with all usefull activities.

the writers says "If we keep our minds and bodies active, our
brains will also continue to grow and revitalize"